Thought pieces, prayers, and meditations.
Hardships prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. C.S. Lewis I am afraid of so many things, but most of all, I am afraid to get involved in conflict and I am afraid to set boundaries. I am afraid that if I do, I will be proven wrong and that my boundaries are wrong…
Read MoreEvery summer I listen and look under the sun’s brass and even into the moonlight, but I can’t hear anything, I can’t see anything — not the pale roots digging down, nor the green stalks muscling up, nor the leaves deepening their damp pleats, nor the tassels making, nor the shucks, nor the cobs….
Read MoreLord, help me to hold myself and others to a standard of grace, rather than perfection. — Prayer I frequently need this reminder, and have added it to my daily prayer set, along with the 3rd and 7th step prayers. Much of the trouble in my relating with others comes…
Read More“Just for Today” — Al-Anon slogan A recent meeting focused on the slogan, “Just for Today.” As is often the case, I heard something new in the lead and the shares that followed. I have always mixed up “Just for Today” and “One Day at a Time”, feeling that they said pretty much the…
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